TURNING POINT: Marching for facts

Abstract

Valorie Aquino is one of three lead organizers of the first annual worldwide March for Science on Earth Day, 22 April. Born in the Philippines, she immigrated to the United States as a child and is a PhD candidate at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Aquino combines archaeological excavations of ancient Mayan sites with palaeoclimate reconstructions to understand how humans and the environment interact over time. She discusses why it's time to stand up for science.